EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister's recent set-piece events tackled a range of big issues - but independence wasn't one of them.

Scotland's councils are to decide on local tax rates over the coming weeks, with many mulling rises of up to 10%. Rates have ...

THE UK Government has been urged to exempt the Scottish hospitality industry from the planned increase in national insurance contributions to ...

Scottish Liberal Democrats said the planned increase would hit growth in the sector and put thousands of jobs at risk.

Scottish Government promises of £144m to help meet an upsurge in National Insurance costs will do nothing to stop cutbacks hitting West Lothian and other councils, it was claimed this week. Lawrence ...

Here we are again, with our red pens looking to see how we can balance to books for our city’s finances for 2025-2026 again.

Scotland’s Tax Strategy is welcome but says little concrete about tax policy. And some actual tax policy is divorced from any ...

The uncomfortable truth is the Scottish Government is failing to meet vital targets it has set to build new homes.

The SNP 's Budget passed its main hurdle yesterday in what the Scottish Tories claimed was a 'day of betrayal' for workers ...

The Scottish Budget has passed its first hurdle with backing from the Lib Dems, Greens, and Alba, while Labour abstained. The deal includes a ...

Ms Robison hailed Fife’s National Treatment Centre as a “start-of-the-art” facility. (Image: Danyel VanReenen) If approved, Ms Robison said they would be using the National Treatment Centres, ...

Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison visited Fife’s National Treatment Centre in Kirkcaldy on Monday morning and ...